I heavily rely on Google Apps for email. Now I'm not sure if I can trust my data to the makers of Google Reader. I'd like to host my own account but I'm considering other options as well (Outlook or FastMail).

I skipped Drive, I'm a happy Dropbox user. Dropbox keeps "my" data secure.

I don't really buy into the "free versus paid" debate. Free products, paid products, doesn't matter as long as they work. When I signed up for the service, Google Reader was free AND no better alternative existed. I also switched from Delicious to Pinboard. I paid a small, one-time fee and didn't regret it.

Hope we can all own our data. (http://tantek.com/2011/010/b1/owning-your-data)